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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose memory does Tracy Letts dedicate August: Osage County?
(a) To the memory of Howard Starks.
(b) To the memory of August Wilson.
(c) To the memory of Dennis Letts.
(d) To the memory of James Joyce.

2. Where does Ivy work?
(a) At a college.
(b) At a bank.
(c) At a clothing store.
(d) At a shoe store.

3. Where do Barbara and Bill live?
(a) Boulder.
(b) Miami.
(c) Chattanooga.
(d) Tulsa.

4. Who is the ex-boyfriend that Karen "loved so intensely," according to her narrative in Act 2?
(a) Paul.
(b) Jason.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Peter.

5. How did Johnna's father die?
(a) He was in a plane crash.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He died from cancer.

6. Where does the sheriff say Beverly's body was found in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) In the bay.
(b) In a lake.
(c) In a river.
(d) In the ocean.

7. Where has Karen arranged for her wedding to take place in Act 2?
(a) Miami.
(b) New York.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Tulsa.

8. From what Native American tribe did Johnna descend?
(a) Yurok.
(b) Paiute.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Cheyenne.

9. Who is the youngest of Beverly and Violet's children?
(a) Karen.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Jean.

10. What is the last thing that Barbara says to Bill before going to sleep in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "I'm going to take you for everything."
(b) "I'm filing for a divorce, Bill."
(c) "My father's dead, Bill."
(d) "I'm going home."

11. What musician's album does Charlie discover by the stereo in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) John Lennon's album.
(b) Eric Clapton's album.
(c) Adele's album.
(d) David Bowie's album.

12. What kind of cancer does Violet have?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Ovarian cancer.
(c) Breast cancer.
(d) Cancer of the mouth.

13. What is Sheriff Gilbeau's first name?
(a) Deon.
(b) Roger.
(c) Peter.
(d) Jack.

14. For how long does Barbara say she's shared a bed with Bill in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 23 years.

15. Where does Johnna enter from when Violet calls for Barbara in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) The study.
(b) The living room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean offer Johnna when she visits her in her room in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What time does Sheriff Gilbeau tell Violet it is when she asks in Act 1, Scene 4?

3. Of her son, Mattie Fae says in Act 1, Scene 1, "Little Charles isn't complicated, he's just" what?

4. For what crime did the sheriff's father go to the penitentiary, according to Mattie Fae in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What is the name of Karen's fiance?

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